Acknowledged Receipt of Letter
Document 1800Accountant not yet returned from Philadelphia. Receipt of letter acknowledged, will be attended to as soon as possible. Delay in response due to Office move from Philadelphia to Washington.
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John Woodward Esqr
New London Countt
Department of War
Accountants Office
February 27 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 22nd inst with the enclosure. The examination of your accounts will be gone on, and you will be informed of the result.
Yours &c
[signature]
Joshua Orne Esqr
Agent of Fortifications
Marblehead Ms
February 2[undecipherable] 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 18 Instant accompanied by your Abstracts and Vouchers for December last, which will be placed under examination and you will be informed of the results in course.
Yours &c
[signature]
Doct George French
Fredericksburg Virga
February 24 1800
Sir
Your account for rations furnished to and [undecipherable] on the sick troops in the United States at Fredericksburg Va have been received from Mr Hackett, amounting to [undecipherable] and as most in such cases have been submitted to the examination. I have ascertained the physicians of the place who have reported that after deducting the following sums from each of your accounts there will be a full compensation allowed you, viz.
from your acct against Capt [undecipherable] $...... D 97 95
Do Do ...... [undecipherable] D...... 2 1
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accountant not yet returned from Philadelphia. Receipt of letter acknowledged, will be attended to as soon as possible. Delay in response due to Office move from Philadelphia to Washington.
Date
06/26/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Office, Washington
Document number
1800062623055
Notable persons
Simmons
Carrington
accountant
William Simmons
Notable locations
Richmond
Washington
Philadelphia
Notable items
enclosures
accounts

